TV personality Anthea Turner has cut the tape on this year's Belfast Telegraph Holiday World Show, which will "open your eyes to a world of opportunities" this weekend.

Running from Friday, January 19 to Sunday, January 21, the 2018 Holiday World will see more than 20,000 visitors descend on the Titanic Exhibition Centre.

A regular visitor to Northern Ireland throughout her TV career, Anthea mingled with the public at the Belfast show on Friday.

The TV personality said: "Come on down to the Holiday World Show in Belfast this weekend.

"I am having a fantastic time here. It will open your eyes to the world of opportunities when it comes to your next holiday."

Enthusiastic about her latest trip to Belfast she said: "You can't really not have a nice time when you come to Belfast and I have never not had a great time there.

"I have visited a lot over the years and I am really looking forward to coming over for the show and meeting up with everyone and catching up with some friends as well.

"I always get taken places when I am there and usually end up in a good pub drinking," she said.

You can join thousands of would-be travellers checking in to check out deals and destinations around the world and close to home.

Industry experts are on hand to help browsers to get into a holiday mood during the three-day show, whether it's a city break, a cruise holiday, caravans and motorhomes or a long-haul holiday they are after in 2018.